to microfilm
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- verb
- /ˈmaɪkroʊfɪlm/
- Archaic
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microfilmar
- Here one finds the microfilmed records of the U.S. Department of State relating to the internal affairs of Panama from the U.S. National Archives (1910-1929).
- National Archives microfilmed
Examples
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The National Archives has microfilmed the presidential pardon and amnesty records as M1003, Pardon Petitions and Related Papers.
Academic text (2009) -
The National Archives has microfilmed an index to some of these cases as M2007, United States Court of Federal Claims Docket Cards for Congressional Case Files, 1884-1937.
Academic text (2009) -
These have all been microfilmed by the NARA.
Academic text (2009) -
The pamphlet contains a collection of microfilmed index cards arranged in alphabetical order.
Academic text (2005) -
In addition to the microfilmed documents, the Turkish General Staff Military History and Strategic Studies Directorate publishes volumes of documents from its collection, including Latin alphabet transliteration of all documents.
Academic text (2009) -
The library decided to microfilm the rare manuscripts to ensure their preservation for future generations.
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To save space, the office staff began to microfilm important documents that were no longer needed in paper format.
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As part of the archiving process, the historian will microfilm all the letters from the 19th century.
Synonyms
To make a small photocopy of printed material for storage
How Stored
Surface Forms
Etymology
Microfilm comes from the parts micro- 'small' and film 'thin material that holds pictures'. To microfilm something is to make very small copies of documents on film so they can be stored safely and used later.